Sponsor a Widow

$65/month for 24 months

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Nairoshi Lepet

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     Nairoshi married when she was 15 years old and became the first of two wives.  Her husband died in a car accident 20 years ago leaving her with seven children to raise and support on her own.  Currently, five of her children are still at home with her along with one grandchild.  She has supported herself by selling charcoal at the weekly markets as well as working on the irrigation farms doing planting.  Her biggest challenges are paying school fees and feeding her family.  During the long drawn out drought, she lost five of her nine cows which has been a huge financial loss for her. 

     Nairoshi comes from the Maasai community of Oloototo. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.

Christine Akoth

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     Christine is from Siaya county, in Kenya which is located west of Kisumu and is bordered by Lake Kisumu. She married Stephen Odhiambo when she was 21 years old in 2002. Unfortunately he passed away just two years later in 2004 from tuberculosis and AIDS. Christine herself is also HIV+ but her two boys have not shown signs of the illness. Her oldest son is currently attending college for a mechanical engineering degree.

     At the time of her husband’s death, Christine became very ill, and it was at this time that her husband’s family took the few possessions that she did have leaving her with nothing. She left her home area and found her way to Nairobi, where she has been living and trying to survive ever since. She supports her family by washing clothes for other families. Her biggest challenges are rent, school fees and food. 

     Kibera is the name of an area located within the heart of the capital of Nairobi. It is the third largest slum in the world, with over a million people living in a very small area. Life in Kibera is difficult, with most of its residents living in extreme poverty, earning less than a dollar a day. Kibera is a maze of narrow, deeply rutted alleys lined with mud and corrugated metal houses. The majority living here lack the most basic services such as electricity, clean water and medical care.  

Lillian Musimbi

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     Lillian, is 39 years old and comes from Vihiga county located in the Western region of the country, north of Kisumu. She comes from the Luhyua language group.  Lillian was born in 1984 and had the opportunity to attend school up to class eight.  Her husband, Stephen Shilibwa, died in 2012 from HIV+ and tuberculosis, leaving her with a family of five children to support. When her husband was buried his family took everything from her and left her with nothing. Up until the COVID pandemic she had steady work as a cleaner at a company, but the closures during the pandemic ended her employment. Lillian is really struggling to assist her five children, all of whom are at home. Three of them have finished high school and would like to go on to university, but she is struggling to provide just the basics of paying rent and having food, let alone to provide the tuition fees for college. 

     Kibera is the name of an area located within the heart of the capital of Nairobi. It is the third largest slum in the world with over a million people living in a very small area. Life in Kibera is difficult, with most of its residents living in extreme poverty, earning less than a dollar a day. Kibera is a maze of narrow, deeply rutted alleys lined with mud and corrugated metal houses.The majority living here lack the most basic services such as electricity, clean water and medical care.  

Noorkiyeku Lepore

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    Noorkiyeku does not know exactly how old she was when she was given in marriage, but she was around 12 years old.  She also remembers being very scared since her husband was a very old man and she was his fourth wife. All of the other wives have since passed away and he died 20 years ago of old age.  At the time of his death, he was in very poor health. His family tried to take things away from her but did not succeed. She has five children, two of whom are married, with three still at home with her. Noorkiyeku supports her family by doing bead work and selling it to neighbors and at market.

     Noorkiyeku comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.

Jackline Nasi

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    As a young girl Jackline lived with another woman and worked as a house girl until she was 21 years old. She never attended school or learned to read and write. When she did marry, she was the first of two wives. Her husband died in 2020 due to Covid, leaving her with six children. Her husband’s family brings her a lot of conflict, trying to take her land, livestock, etc.  She supports herself by selling vegetables at the market but is often forced to ask family for assistance. She has one child in university, one that has just graduated from high school with the rest in primary school. 

     Jackline comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.